A 1927 Fox newsreal interview with the author and spiritualist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He speaks about his greatest literary creation, Sherlock Holmes, and his work in spiritualism.


This movie is part of the collection: The Video Cellar Collection

Producer: Fox Film Corporation
Production Company: Fox Film Corporation
Audio/Visual: sound, B/W
Keywords: Arthur Conan Doyle; Sherlock Holmes; Spiritualism

Creative Commons license: Attribution 3.0

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Reviewer: Dr Feel Rotten - - December 31, 2010
Subject: Interesting
Odd how so many people will discount psychic and spiritualistic things as crackpot games then pretend that some mythic gawd is everywhere directing traffic and even write laws demanding we observe this mythical boogieman. Why Doyle should be any less credible than say any preacher is a complete mystery not only to me, but to millions of others.
if the mythical boogieman (God) can direct our lives then it should also reason that psychic boogiemen should just as well.. i dismiss both as the same basic premise..invisible, silent boogiemen.

Reviewer: safpsy - - December 30, 2010
Subject: Interesting
It's fascinating, the juxtaposition of the rational Holmes with the irrational spiritualism. Houdini, who went around exposing mediums as frauds, and Doyle had many a war of words on the subject.

Reviewer: ACT1 NowPlaying - - November 1, 2010
Subject: Wow - 1927 Talkie
Thanks for posting this historic treasure.

Reviewer: chuncha - - October 29, 2010
Subject: TVC?
Who is TVC and why are they claiming copyright on this newsreel footage?

It is a wonderful piece with historical value.

Reviewer: billbarstad - - October 29, 2010
Subject: Wonderful!
I don't believe I've ever seen him speak before, and it was a treat! Might want to remove the last few frames, though.